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Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.

Career A (or your current career)

Correctional Officers and Jailers

Career B (or your target career)

Coroners

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Comparison table

MetricCorrectional Officers and JailersCoroners
National median salary$58,940$80,730
Local median salaryNot publishedNot published
National employment380,500417,070
Typical educationHigh School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)Bachelor's Degree
Job zone23
Important skillsActive Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Monitoring, Speaking, Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Coordination
Related careersFirst-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, Medical and Health Services Managers, Coroners, Court, Municipal, and License ClerksPsychiatrists, Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Career transition: skill overlap

Skill overlap

94%

15 of 16 target skills

Target-only skills

1

Current-only skills

2

Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.

Shared skills

  • Speaking+0.5 level
  • Critical Thinking+0.4 level
  • Reading Comprehension+0.9 level
  • Active Listening+0.5 level
  • Coordination
  • Writing+1.0 level
  • Social Perceptiveness+0.1 level
  • Judgment and Decision Making+0.8 level
  • Active Learning+0.8 level
  • Complex Problem Solving+0.1 level
  • Monitoring
  • Time Management
  • Service Orientation+0.1 level
  • Learning Strategies+0.1 level
  • Instructing+0.2 level

Only in Coroners

  • Science

Only in Correctional Officers and Jailers

  • Persuasion
  • Negotiation